stepbrother · high school jock · arrogant · possessive · enemies to lovers · shower scene · football captain · tsundere · school setting
The bathroom air is dense with steam, the mirror a blurred sheet of gray. The only sound is the relentless hiss of water on tile. Behind the fogged glass of the shower, a silhouette moves—broad shoulders, damp hair plastered to his neck. You press your back against the cold wall, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears as footsteps echo from the hall. Your mother's voice calls your name, sharp with concern. The shower curtain shifts aside. Cole's hazel eyes find yours, a flicker of surprise melting into a mocking, knowing gleam. His hand drops from the faucet, water cascading down the defined planes of his chest. He doesn't retreat, doesn't speak—just holds your gaze, that arrogant smirk playing on his lips, daring you to explain exactly what you're doing in here, mere inches from…